Publications by authors named "Amada Stephens-Lloyd"
Objective: To study variations in use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) and their impact on complications by comparing aspects of its use in a Regional Cardiothoracic Centre with an international database.
Methods And Results: Indications, technique and complication rate in 764 consecutive patients treated with IABC from January 1998 to November 2001 (Group I) at the Regional Cardiothoracic Centre were compared with 24,555 consecutive patients from the international ("Benchmark") database (Group II). Patients in Groups I and II were of similar mean age (65.